If this is the future, let's go there now.

Slipped in amongst a surprising number of concepts (for a small company like Subaru) is the Subaru Cross Sport Design Concept, which the company is calling a utility vehicle for people who crave performance. Basically, it's a BRZ shooting brake.Subaru provided minimal details on the car, saying only that its 169.3 inches long, or about two-and-a-half inches longer than a BRZ. It reportedly weighs in at 2756 pounds, or two pounds more than the last BRZ we weighed, and is powered by a boxer engine driving the rear wheels through a CVT gearbox. We'd guess it's the same powertrain as the BRZ. The car also appears to ride slightly higher than the BRZ, in the same way the XV Crosstrek rides higher than the standard Impreza hatch.

The car features a split rear tailgate rather than the BRZ's hatch and the longer roof has allowed the rear seats to be pushed back for some much-needed leg room. The tailgate splits horizontally below the window, giving you a small tailgate to set things on or sit on, like an old SUV.Inside, the dash has been redone with a floating black touchscreen in the center of a tan leather-colored, suede-wrapped dash. Above it, a small strip of brushes aluminum runs the length of the dash under the windshield and features an analog clock in the center. A twin-binnacle instrument cluster rides behind an aggressive steering wheel with flat top and bottom. A push-button gear selector and rotary infotainment control knob top the center console. Subaru's Eyesight collision avoidance system has been installed at the top of the windshield.The Cross Sport is purely a concept at the moment, showing what Subaru thinks urban SUVs and crossovers of the future will be like. We hope they're right about this one.

Another nice back end and good proportioning job by Subaru's concept dept. I would like it a bit more as a real BRZ Shooting Brake, and less a SUV wanna be - but the face still needs fixing. Toyobaru face just has never done it for me - looks too much like it's biting down on a mouthguard.